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Industrials Shares

Anteotech share price surges 20% after passing first lithium battery hurdle

| James Mickleboro

AnteoTech shares are on fire on Monday morning...

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International Stock News

GameStop finally announced its stock split. The MOASS still isn't coming

| Rich Duprey

The upcoming stock split isn't the catalyst meme stock traders are looking for.

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52-Week Lows

EML share price sinks 18% amid CEO's unexplained departure

| Aaron Teboneras

Shares in the payments company are having a shocker of a day.

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Dividend Investing

How does the CBA dividend stack up against its ASX 200 peers?

| Brooke Cooper

The banking giant currently offers a notably smaller dividend yield than many of its peers.

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Share Market News

What is Stonehouse and why is Warren Buffett's right-hand man investing?

| Bernd Struben

The long-term philosophy of the Australian investment holding company is line with Berkshire Hathaway’s own ways of thinking.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Link share price higher amid takeover and guidance update

| James Mickleboro

Link shares are rising on Monday...

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International Stock News

Better bear market buy: Netflix vs Amazon

| Keith Noonan and Parkev Tatevosian

Which beaten-down FAANG stock will deliver better returns going forward?

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Resources Shares

Is this a good time to go digging for ASX 200 mining shares for FY23?

| Tristan Harrison

It’s the new financial year! Should investors be looking at resources?

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Resources Shares

Can the Pilbara share price charge up returns in FY23?

| Tristan Harrison

Is this ASX lithium miner about to set things alight in this new financial year?

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Resources Shares

BHP share price on watch as court clears the way for potential $9 billion 'day of reckoning'

| James Mickleboro

BHP has been dealt a blow in the UK courts...

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Dividend Investing

ANZ shares offer the best dividend yield of the big four in July

| Brooke Cooper

The smallest big four bank currently offers investors the best yield.

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Retail Shares

Why did investors go dark on the Dusk share price in FY22?

| Tristan Harrison

Has the sun set on investor sentiment for Dusk shares?

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Resources Shares

Where is the Fortescue share price headed in 2023?

| Tristan Harrison

Are there clouds ahead for Fortescue? Or does the new financial year offer hope?

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Travel Shares

How did ASX 200 travel shares go in FY22?

| Tristan Harrison

Despite recovering demand, FY22 was not plain sailing for the travel sector.

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Share Market News

These are the 10 most shorted ASX shares

| James Mickleboro

Short sellers are currently targeting these ASX shares...

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Dividend Investing

Time is running out to secure the Metcash dividend. Here's what you need to do

| Aaron Teboneras

Investors have until the end of today to lock in Metcash's final dividend.

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Technology Shares

Why did the ASX All Technologies Index have such a dire FY22?

| Tristan Harrison

Tech went from hero to zero. What happened?

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Dividend Investing

Broker names 2 ASX 200 dividend shares to buy in July

| James Mickleboro

Here are two ASX 200 dividend shares rated as buys....

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Bank Shares

The NAB share price outperformed the ASX 200 by 16% over 12 months

| Tristan Harrison

The ASX 200 has been left in the dust by NAB.

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Travel Shares

Expert names ASX share that could fly 67% higher

| Tony Yoo

Have you seen the queues at airports lately? Don't worry about a recession, this industry is on absolute fire.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Monday

| James Mickleboro

A decent day is expected for the ASX 200 on Monday...

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Blue Chip Shares

Broker names 2 blue chip ASX 200 shares to buy this month

| James Mickleboro

Here are two ASX 200 shares that Morgans rates as buys...

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ETFs

Here are 3 ETFs for ASX investors to buy in FY23

| James Mickleboro

Here are three ETFs to consider for FY23...

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Materials Shares

Why did the AVZ share price thump the market in FY22?

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share smashed the market in FY22..

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Dividend Investing

How much has the Accent dividend paid to shareholders in the last 5 years?

| Aaron Teboneras

Has Accent shares coupled with its dividends been a worthwhile investment?

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Broker Notes

Top brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy next week

| James Mickleboro

Brokers are feeling positive about these ASX shares...

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Retail Shares

What caused the Adairs share price to halve in FY22?

| Tristan Harrison

This ASX retail share has had a rough time – what has caused this negative hit?

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Dividend Investing

Experts say these ASX dividend shares are buys this month

| James Mickleboro

Here are two dividend shares rated as buys...

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Technology Shares

Why Dicker Data shares are among this fund manager's favourites

| Bronwyn Allen

Over the past five years, the Dicker Data share price has spiked 390%. That's triple the growth of CSL.

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Energy Shares

How did Beach Energy shares pull off a 40% return in FY 2022?

| Sebastian Bowen

The financial year just gone was a good one for Beach Energy, thanks to rising oil prices.

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Investing Strategies

2 ASX shares that could be takeover targets: expert

| Tony Yoo

If it's difficult to think of what to buy in economically chaotic times like now, think of which businesses might…

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Growth Shares

Here's why experts are tipping these ASX growth shares as buys

| James Mickleboro

Here's why these growth shares could be buys next week...

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ETFs

Here are the worst-performing ASX ETFs of FY 2022

| Sebastian Bowen

Let's take a look at which ASX ETFs gave investors the biggest losses last financial year...

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Pilbara Minerals share price ASX lithium shares A stylised clean energy battery flexes its muscles, indicating a strong lift in share price for ASX energy companies
Resources Shares

ASX battery metals shares trying to power up after a horror June

| Brendon Lau

Let's take a closer look.

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Cannabis Shares

How did ASX cannabis shares perform in FY22?

| Zach Bristow

Here's a look at the sector's performance in the financial year just gone.

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Bank Shares

Why did the ANZ share price plunge 22% in FY22?

| Brooke Cooper

The ANZ share price suffered a major downturn towards the end of FY22.

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Bank Shares

Where's the Westpac share price heading in July?

| James Mickleboro

Will things be better for Westpac's shares in July?

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Travel Shares

Top broker names the ASX travel shares to buy before it's too late

| James Mickleboro

These are the travel shares to buy according to Morgans...

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Dividend Investing

Here's why brokers rate these ASX dividend shares as buys

| James Mickleboro

Here's why these dividend shares could be buys next week...

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Resources Shares

Why did the Mineral Resources share price fall 10% in the 2022 financial year?

| Bernd Struben

Iron ore prices retraced from historic highs posted early in FY22, while investor sentiment around lithium endured some uncertainties in…

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